Lea Hansen is a quick left arm bowler who plays with the Queanbeyan club
in the ACTCA grade competition. Hansen has found form in Canberra after
moving to the nation's capital from country Victoria. He was born in
Kerang, which is located near the border with New South Wales. He moved
to Canberra in time for the 1997/98 season in order to play a better
level of cricket and in his words it was time for a change. He performed
well in his first season of ACT grade cricket and was rewarded with
selection in the Comets squad for the 1998/99 season. From there he went
from strength to strength, taking wickets in all Mercantile Mutual Cup
matches and being named as the Canberra Comets Player of the Season in
addition to winning the Canberra Comets bowling award. His selection in
the Australian A side to play India A in Los Angeles in September 1999
came as a surprise. Hansen impressed despite limited opportunities and
he will be a vital component of the Canberra Comets pace quartet in the
1999/2000 season. In the 1996/97 season, Hansen played for the Victorian
Country side at the Australian Country Championships which were held in
Toowoomba. (Adam Morehouse, November 1999)

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